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It's January 19th. You're listening to the president's daily brief.

I'm your host and former CIA officer Brian Dean Wright. Your morning intel starts now.

A good day to you ladies and gentlemen. I've got six briefs for you this morning

that are shaping America and the world. First, a former Mexican government official

is facing charges today all because he helped the cartels flood our border with drugs.

Second, the prime minister of Iraq says that he would like for American troops to remain

in his country for years to come. I'll give you those details.

Third, we make quick stops in New Zealand and Australia this morning where in Australia sugar farmers

are being overrun by rats. Next, Amazon CEO says that you should lock down your wallet

because the economy is going to get bad. Fifth, the governor of Virginia just told

Ford Motor Company to take a hike all because of their partnership with a Chinese battery company.

Finally, parents are increasingly pulling their kids out of public schools. I've got some data

about that. Later, we close out the podcast with a study that says that we should all really

go back to church might save our lives if we do. But before we get to that, we got to get started

with this. There's a big court case to talk about today and it sheds a really important light on

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